{"id":9841,"date":"2025-08-11T15:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/?p=9841"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T12:24:31","slug":"bashundhara-kings-sign-nigerian-striker-emmanuel-sunday-ahead-of-afc-challenge-league-play-offs-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabsportsnews.com\/de\/bashundhara-kings-sign-nigerian-striker-emmanuel-sunday-ahead-of-afc-challenge-league-play-offs-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Bashundhara Kings Sign Nigerian Striker Emmanuel Sunday Ahead of AFC Challenge League Play-offs Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings have officially secured the services of Nigerian forward Emmanuel Sunday, a proven goal-scorer who made waves in Bangladeshi football last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"9843\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?resize=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754913839631-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A photo from yesterday&#8217;s practice at Qatar University Stadium. Photo: Bashundhara Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday was instrumental in Mohammedan SC\u2019s historic 2022\u201323 campaign, netting 11 goals in just 16 matches. His firepower guided the Black and Whites to their first BPL title in 23 years, alongside clinching the prestigious Federation Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753441086-ca04ad469b34fab4b46d16cb75697e53.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753441086-ca04ad469b34fab4b46d16cb75697e53.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753441086-ca04ad469b34fab4b46d16cb75697e53.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rabsportsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1753441086-ca04ad469b34fab4b46d16cb75697e53.jpg?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Known for his decisive goals, tireless work rate, and ability to rise to the occasion, Tuesday is expected to bolster the Kings\u2019 attacking line as they gear up for the vital AFC Challenge League play-offs Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this high-profile signing, Bashundhara Kings are sending a clear message  they are ready to dominate both domestically and on the Asian stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bashundhara Kings, preparing for their crucial AFC Challenge League playoff against Syrian side Al-Karamah on 12 August in Doha, are in the process of rebuilding their squad. Several key players have already departed, including national team regulars Sheikh Morsalin, Rabbi Hossain Rahul, Rafiqul Islam, and Tutul Hossain Badsha making Sunday\u2019s arrival a significant boost ahead of continental action.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings have officially secured the services of Nigerian forward Emmanuel&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":9845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"codedeyo_gutenberg_meta":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1308,1306],"class_list":["post-9841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-afc-challenge-league","tag-emmanuel-sunday"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bashundhara Kings Sign Nigerian Striker Emmanuel Sunday Ahead of AFC Challenge League Play-offs Qatar -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings have officially secured the services of Nigerian forward Emmanuel Sunday, a proven goal-scorer who made waves in Bangladeshi football last season. 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